State Retailers' Convention

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Mr. Kendrick's report was most informative to the members. Presented in clear and concise fashion it covered a lot of ground very quickly, including the subjects of Redrvood, Northwest rvoods, Red Cedar and Redwood shingles, plywood, and the grade-marking of lumber. Following the committee's recommendation of grade-marking, or at the least, identification of lumber, Paul Hallingby called for an expression of opinion by the convention regarding grademarking at the source of supply. A rising vote showed the

Association, in convention assembled at San Diego this eighth day of November, 1935, do hereby wish to express our deep feeling of appreciation to Harry A. Lake, Earl Johnson and E. T. Robie for their enthusiastic and unselfish devotion of time to the affairs of the Association; and be it further resolved that the Association commend F. Dean Prescott for his untiring efforts as our representative on the executive committee of the National Retail Lumber Dealers' Association and that we pledge him our collective members to be unanimously in favor of it' The committee's report advised cooperation with the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau to prevent off-grade shingles being sold direct to the aPplicators.

Resolutions

C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier Lumber Co., chairman of the resolutions committee, read the following resolutions which were unanimously adoPted:

1. Be it resolved by the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, in convention assembled at San Diego this eighth day of November, 1935, that we heartily thank the following contributors to the success of our convention' namely: the Hotel San Diego for providing special hospitality; California Lumber Merchant and Pacific Retail Lumberman, who have given unsparingly of their space to publicize the convention; to the Lumbermen's Service Club of San Diego for the rvonderful program arrangement that has made our convention one of the most instructive and helpfut for many years; and to many others u,hose efforts contributed to the success of the Convention.

2. Resolved that the Calfiornia Retail Lumbermen's and individual support in his efforts through the National Association to promote a better understanding and merchandising policy among dealers and manufacturers.

3. Be it resolved by the California Retail Lumbermen's Association in convention assembled at San Diego this eighth day of November, 1935, that we do hereby commend the National Lumber Manufacturers Association upon their constructive program and their promotion and use of timber products as follows: the legislative efforts looking toward a fair opportunity for lumber in school buildings particularly, and in all types of buildings so far as earthquake safety is concerned; furnishing technical and constructive information on the use of lumber and allied products to boards of education engineers, architects, state and city building officials and others; organizing and conducting ful1 sized tests of portions of buildings such as floors, partitions, etc., for the purpose of demonstrating their suitability for earthquake resistant buildings; preparation of pamphlets and other publicity setting forth the desirability of wood frame school buildings; demonstration

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